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P. ARCHER v "s'ii'nAL auuwmz GAME BOARD Filed March 9, 1927 I N VEN TOR.

ATTORNEKI, V

Patented Jan '1, 19289 a l r NITED STATES]?ATENT oFncE.

PLATO ARCHER, or JEANNErTE,--1 ENNsYLvANIA, AssIeNoa .ro MCDOWELL MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, or ,MILLVALE, PENNS VANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYLVANIA. a I r SPIRAL-RUNWAY GAME BOARD.-

' Application filed March 9, 1927. Serial No. 173,905.

This invention relates to I, certain new and sections and'forming radial or transverseimuseful improvements in games, and the-pripediments to the travel of the ball; H mary object of the invention is to provide a Other objects will become apparent as the simple form of game embracing some of the nature of the inventionis better understood, characteristics of the well known, game of and the same consists in the: novel form, bowling, and the playing of which will combination and arrangement of parts hereafl'or'd interesting amusement. for both old inafter more fully described,shown in the and young. 7 I accompanying drawing'and claimed.

A more specific object of the invention is In 1 the drawing, wherein like reference '10 to;provide an improved game apparatus incharacters indicate corresponding parts eluding a game board having a spiral run throughout the several views, A A

way or groove formed therein in which a a Figure 1 is atop plan viewof a game ball orrnarble is: adapted to be caused to board forming partof a game constructed travel by projecting the ball or marble into in accordance with the present invention;

the outer end portion of the runway, the con-- Figure 2 is-a central transverse sectional volution s of the runway being divided radig view thereof taken upon line 22 of Figure ally into a plurality of sections having 1- a 7 0 j a r" 4 d 'SC0I'lI1g1I1d1C1a therein, whereby the number Flgure 3 1s a fragmentary tangential secof points scored by each player will be detional view taken substantially upon line :termined by' the indicia of the runwaysec- 31-3 ofFigure 1; A

" of the game will be to cause travelof the ball r The convolutions of the runway: 6 are 99 e I 'tionswithin whichatheball projectedby the Figure 4 is an elevational view ofone of player comes to rest. A more specific object the plurality of balls or marbles adaptedto is to provide a game of the above kind in be employed in connection with theboard which the spiral runway gradually inclines ofFigures1,2 andB, in playing'the present 25 Ifrom' the outer to the 'innerend thereof, game; and r whereby they travel of the ball or marble is Figure 5 is an elevational view of the pins influenced not only by the force of proadaptedto be set upon the center of the jection but also by its tendency to rollin the game board shown in Figure 1, at the inner runway under the action of gravity. end of the runway. v so Still arfurther object'ofthe invention is to 7 Referring more in detail to the, drawing, to provide the divisions of the runwayinthe the present game embodies a game board 5 nature of impedimentsadapted to retard the preferably of disk form inplan as shown in movement ofqthe ball so'that-considerable 1Figure 1, and formed in its upper surface skill and accuracy is required on the part of with a spiral runway 6 which, extends from -ftl16 player *to'efiect travel ofthe ball a con a point adjacentthe outer-edge of the board 8 siderabledistance' in the runway without "5 to the vcenteroi? the latter, said runway passing out of the latter, the scoring indicia gradually inclining from its outer to its increasing'in value from the outer to the inner end and having closely related convoluinner end of the runway so that an object'tions' as shown.

as far as possible in the runway. 4 divided radially at a plurality of equally 7 Another object is to provide an improved spaced intervals as at 7 by divisions which .form 'ofgame boardformed witha spiral extendtransversely of the runway convolurunway inclined from its outer to its inner, tions, into a plurality of sections containing 45 end. a a i scoring 1 or point indicating indicia 8. A

A still further objectois'to provide an imscore indication Sis provided in each runway provedaform ofgame board having a spiral section, and these indications ,perferalfly pro runway as mentioned above, and wherein gressivelyinoreasein value from the outer simple and efiectiverpro'ilision is made for end portions to the inner end portions of the I the convolutions of therunWay-inta-Jrunway asshown, flue .ot the ran-wa divi board, onefor eachplayer, one of the; balls being indicated at 11 in Figure land pre'i erably consisting of a spherical ball or marble. A small circle or spot? 12zisprovided upon the upper surface and at the center of the game board at the innerend otthe runway 6, and a pin 13is adapted to be set upon thisspot. The pinllris similarin=for1n to those used in the well known game of bowlsu'cceed'sin causing travel of tlie ball' to the center or the-board with sufii'cient force to topplethe pin 13 over or knock it down, such player will score of points 1 As shown, the game board is preferably 'constructed from a stamped dish of metal includinga plate orbody portion 14 which is embossedor depressed to' form the runway 6 withthe latter surrounded by a flat mar-gin from which depends an integral annular or continuous flange 15 adapted to rest -atits lower edge upon a horizontal supportingvsurface such as atable top. flange is of uniform width, and projects slightly below the under surface of the lowermost portion of the depressed runway formed-in the plate-or body 14', sc -that the latter issupported at the required elevation and lateral tiltingthereof prevented;

an outwardlyrolled speed 16 for re -infereing purposes and to present a smooth surface'for contact with the table top so as to avoid marring of the latter when theboard' is placed; thereon. As shown, the plate or 7 will notbe likely to causetheball to run out of the runway although serving as' impediments to the travel of the ball in therunwayQ By this arrangement of impediments, considerable skill is necessary to impart the necessary speed of travel to the ball to cause it to reach the inn'er'end ofthe runway and strike the pin 13 placed upon the spot 12. 'Wli'en the ball is projected into the runway with: more than a given amount of force it will pass: out of the runway and oil-7. of the board, anoccurr'ence very desirable to avoid as it will constitute a turn for the a given additional amount The The lower edge of the flange 15 is'provi'ded' withplaying efiecting the same and such player will not, at that time, score any points.

In playing the present game, the players will agree upon a predetermined number of times for each player to roll a ball in the runway, and after each player has rolled a ball for this number of times, the player scoring the greatest numbervol points wins the game.-

.F the foregoing;descriptionit is believed that the construct on andmanuer of use" of: the" present game will be readily understood and appreciated by those skilled in the art. It'will be seen that I have provided a very simple form of game which will furnish highly -1nteres't1ng amusement to v I tli'o'seplaying' the same, and which maybe 'ing; but oiimfiniature-size so as to be adapted 5 fort-he present use. The objectis to see the "pin 1-3 upon'the' spot 12' so that it a, player cheaply and easily" manufactured. What I claim as new 1 s':-

1 Ina game, a gameboard h'aving a spiral said runway section s progressively increasing in value from-the'outer to-the inner end portions of the runway.

2.In a game, a game board'having a spiral runway'forined in its upper surface, radial divisions extending across the convolutions otthe runway and dividing them intoa plurality ofsections, and scoring indicia in said runway sectionsprogressively increasing in value from the outer to -the inner end portions of the runway, said divisions em bod ying raised elements for retarding the movement of a iball projected into the runway.

3.111 a game, a game boa-rd'having a spiral runway formed in its upper surtace, radial divisions extending across the convolutions 01"" the runway and dividing them into a plurality'of sect-ions, scoring indicia in said runway sections progressively increasingin value from the outer to the inner end portions of the runway, a spot indication on the board at theinner end ofthe runway,

'ment of; a ball projected intothe runway,

one of said divisions defining a non-scoring outer: end portion of the runway and consti-tuting a foul line to govern the manual projection oifqa iball into: said outer end portion of thefrunway.

5.1m agame, a game board having a; spiral runway formed in its upper surface, radial movement of a ball projected into the rundivisions extending across the convolutions Way, said board embodying a body plate 1 of the runway and dividing them into a pluhaving the runway and said raised elements rality of sections, and scoring indicia in embossed therein.

5 said runway sections progressively inoreas- In testimony whereof I aflix my signaing in value from the outer to the inner end ture. portions of the runway, said divisions embodying raised elements for retarding the PLATO ARCHER. 

